Higher Mass Limits in the ACT
From today, eligible heavy vehicles will be able to operate at Higher Mass Limits (HML) on authorised routes in the ACT.
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Truckies’ frustration boils over as Covid testing fails to keep up
More truck-only pop-up testing sites may be coming online every week, but there needs to be more open 24/7 and delivering faster results.
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Union sues Toll over late payments to owner-drivers
The Transport Workers Union is suing Toll for almost $52 million in the NSW Supreme Court for allegedly breaching its contracted payment terms with owner-drivers on more than 5000 occasions during the pandemic Christmas period.
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Survey for road train and B-triple travel
NatRoad is collecting state-by-state evidence of travel by road trains and other large combinations on unsealed roads as part of a survey.
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Results released from compliance blitz on the Newell
Police attached to North West Highway Patrol along with Transport NSW Heavy Vehicle Inspectors intercepted 295 trucks on the Newell Highway, Moree, last week.
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Hero truckie breaks up road rage fight on Melbourne bridge
A brave truckie has stepped in to break up an ugly road rage fight on the busy Westgate Bridge in Melbourne.
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Truck-only testing facility opens at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
A dedicated heavy vehicle Covid testing facility will open at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (BEC) at Boondall from tomorrow at 8am.
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Queensland freight and DC workers now on vaccine priority list
The Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) applauds the Queensland Government for answering the call to include freight and distribution centre workers on the vaccine priority list.
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Feds ask for proof of driver shortage
WA trucking boss Cam Dumesny finally got an answer from the Minister of Employment Stuart Robert about why trucking was left off the latest Priority Skilled Immigration List – and it wasn’t what he expected to hear.
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Strike threat for StarTrack and FedEx after pay talks break down
Another 6000 transport workers will push for industrial action after talks broke down at StarTrack and FedEx over proposed agreements which undermine job security, warns the Transport Workers’ Union.
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